Thicket clumps: A characteristic feature of the Kagera savanna landscape, East Africa

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-44

  Bloesch, U ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Browsing; Dry evergreen forest; Ecosystem dynamics; Tennitarium; Vegetation mosaic

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLORISTICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LANDSCAPE; SAVANNA; SOIL PROPERTY; TERMITE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KAGERA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMITINAE; TRINERVITERMES;

EID: 41349122290     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-8-18315     Document Type: Article

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